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OpenAI Says It Doesn’t Want Government Guarantees for Its AI-Data-Center Build-out

OpenAI Draws a Hard Line: No Government Guarantees for Data Centres OpenAI clarified on Nov 6, 2025 that it has not asked for and does not want U.S. government guarantees to back its large-scale data centre expansion. CEO Sam Altman emphasized that taxpayers should not be on the hook

Peter Thiel Says “Capitalism Isn’t Working for Young People”

Thiel Sounds the Alarm: Young People Are Losing Faith in Capitalism In a revealing interview with The Free Press, Peter Thiel laid out his case: the American capitalist system has structurally broken for younger generations. He pointed to two major fault lines: student debt and housing affordability. “If you graduated

After $2,000 Payments, Remaining Revenue to Slash National Debt

Trump has announced that qualified Americans will receive $2,000 “dividends” drawn from tariff income, and that any remaining funds after those payments will be applied toward significantly reducing the national debt. He posted: “All money left over from the $2000 payments made to low and middle-income USA Citizens … will

Hedge Funds Offloading S & P While Retail Buys Fuel the Rally

Big Picture: Hedge Funds Step Aside, Retail Keeps Betting Hedge funds are reducing equity positions en masse — even as retail investors keep buying. According to CNBC, the broad market rally is increasingly underpinned by small-investor flows rather than traditional institutional conviction. Meanwhile, notes from firms like JPMorgan show that hedge

401(k) Hardship Withdrawals Soar to Record Levels Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis

Americans Tap Retirement Savings at Historic Levels Hardship withdrawals from 401(k) plans have surged, jumping from 2% in 2018 to 5% in 2024, according to Fidelity Investments. The increase comes as rising costs for essentials—food, housing, healthcare—and inflation averaging ~4.2% over the past five years squeeze

Tnnessee’s “Flex Loan” Trap: How Advance Financial Sued Over 110,000 Borrowers

Predatory Lending in Tennessee: The Flex Loan Exposed In Tennessee, a “solution” for short-term credit turned into a debt-trap for thousands. The lending firm Advance Financial marketed its so-called “Flex Loan” as a more affordable alternative to payday loans. But investigative reporting by ProPublica revealed that the product carried an

Trump Reverses Course: Food Tariffs Rolled Back in Major Shift

Trump Announces Broad Food Tariff Roll-Back President Donald Trump is set to lift tariffs on a range of food imports — including beef, tea, coffee, fruit juices and tropical fruits — in a policy reversal from his earlier trade approach. The move also comes after new trade deals with Latin American partners.

Trump Drops Endorsement of Marjorie Taylor Greene Amid Growing Rift

Trump Pulls Endorsement of Greene In a highly publicized announcement, former President Trump declared he was ending his endorsement of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, calling her recent actions “complain, complain, complain” and accusing her of going “far left.” He stated that he’d support a primary challenger should

White House official: We'll never actually know what the unemployment rate was in October

Hassett, serving as the National Economic Council (NEC) Director, told reporters on November 13, 2025 that because of the 43-day federal shutdown: * The household survey portion of the October employment report wasn’t conducted — meaning the official unemployment rate may never be known. Reuters * He estimated that roughly 60,000

Verizon to cut 15,000 jobs

Verizon Communications is reportedly planning to cut about 15,000 jobs in the United States — amounting to roughly 15% of its workforce (which is ~100,000 employees). Reuters The move comes as the company’s newly appointed CEO Dan Schulman (formerly of PayPal) initiates an aggressive cost-cutting and restructuring phase.

Pepsi, PEP, is introducing “naked” versions of its popular snacks that strip out artificial dye

PepsiCo today unveiled the launch of Simply NKD™ versions of two of its most iconic snack brands—Doritos® and Cheetos®. According to the company: * The new products are made without artificial flavors or dyes and are described as “completely colorless.” * Launch begins December 1, 2025, with pre-orders already live. * The

CEO of OnlyFans said majority of its revenue came from people in the US

At a recent Bloomberg Tech London event, OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair announced the company has paid out approximately $25 billion to creators since its launch in 2016. Complex She also stated that, although the company is UK-based, “the majority of our revenue comes from America.” Complex Blair further added: “There’

Market Alert: U.S. October Data Likely Unreleased — What That Means for Options Traders

The United States Department of Labor’s top statistical agencies — notably the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — have been effectively sidelined during the ongoing federal shutdown. According to the White House, critical October 2025 economic reports — including the jobs report and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — are “unlikely to be

Epstein’s Emails, Trump & the Market Ripples

Late Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee released a tranche of emails from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. According to those documents: * The context includes references to Trump’s Florida club Mar-a-Lago, a victim alleged to have been at Epstein’s house and to monthly or repeated visits. People.com In

White House Econ Advisor Hassett has said: We will see 60,000 job losses from the shutdown

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Thursday that the government will still publish the October employment report, but it will be incomplete because the weeks-long federal shutdown prevented the household survey from being conducted. “We’ll only get half of the report,” Hassett told Fox News’ America’s Newsroom.

Screenshot of an email from Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell describing Trump as the "dog that hasn't barked"

Here are the emails released by the House Democrats from Jeffrey Epstein where he discussed Donald Trump

Oversight Democrats, along with Ranking Member Robert Garcia, have released a set of previously unseen emails obtained from the latest document dump provided by Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate — marking another major setback for what they describe as the White House’s ongoing effort to obscure Epstein-related information. See full emails

An illustration of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel on either side of a folder labeled "Epstein"

Bondi and Patel reportedly in meeting regarding Epstein files

A discharge petition in the U.S. House secured the required 218 signatures to compel a floor vote on legislation demanding full public release of Epstein-related Department of Justice files. All 214 House Democrats signed, along with four Republicans. In a previously unreported twist, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI

Mike Johnson at Capitol Hill speaking on the upcoming Epstein vote

US House Speaker Mike Johnson has said vote on Epstein files will happen next week

On November 12 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives hit the required 218 signatures on a discharge petition that compels a vote on legislation demanding the Department of Justice release all remaining files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation. This represents a rare bipartisan alignment — all 214 House Democrats

Screenshot of an excerpt from Jeffrey Epsteins emails from 6/3/2019, where he says that he's meeting with Prince Andrew and Donald Trump

Trump reportedly met with Epstein in 2019 in London

Emails Drop Puts Trump Back Under Scrutiny A freshly released batch of emails from Epstein’s estate shows messages dating as far back as 2011 in which Epstein names Trump as “the dog that hasn’t barked,” claims that a victim “spent hours at my house” with Trump, and alleges

Screenshot from an email from Jeffrey Epstein to Michael Wolff where Epstein says that Trump knew about the girls.

House Democrats have released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim, per NYT

Trump “Spent Hours at Epstein’s House with Victim” Emails released by the House Oversight Committee show Epstein writing in 2011 that Trump was “the dog that hasn’t barked … [Victim] spent hours at my house with him … he has never once been mentioned.” The victim is later identified internally

A cropped 2018 email from Jeffrey Epstein saying “Churkin was great” and that he “understood Trump after our conversations,” with highlighted text and partial redactions visible.

Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump

Emails released by the House Oversight Committee show Epstein claimed he could provide foreign leaders with a strategic edge in dealing with Donald Trump. One 2018 message from Epstein to former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland says: “I think you might suggest to Putin that Lavrov can get insight on

The $20,000 market for cars is "extinct"

Average New Car Price Hits Record High In September 2025, the average transaction price for a new vehicle in the U.S. reached approximately $50,080, marking the first time it has surpassed the $50,000 threshold. That figure represents a roughly 2.1% increase from August and a 3.

Jeffrey Epstein, in newly released emails, says Trump ‘knew about the girls'

A Fresh Batch of Documents Emerges Newly released correspondence obtained by the House Oversight Committee includes emails in which Jeffrey Epstein claimed Donald Trump “knew about the girls” and had asked Ghislaine Maxwell to stop. One email from 2011, written by Epstein to Maxwell, describes Trump as “the dog that

Jeffrey Epstein said Trump spent hours with an alleged victim, according to newly-released emails from 2011

What the Documents Say Three emails released by the House Oversight Committee show that Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump “of course … knew about the girls” and asked his associate Ghislaine Maxwell to stop. In a 2011 email, Epstein referred to Trump as “the dog that hasn’t barked” and said

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivers remarks at the White House press podium, addressing reporters about concerns that the October CPI data may not be released.

The White House Press Secretary Leavitt just said: The October CPI and jobs data will likely never be released

Data Gaps After Shutdown The White House acknowledged that the October employment report and October CPI may never be published because the government shutdown hit during a critical data-collection window. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the shutdown “may have permanently damaged the federal statistical system,” adding that any reconstructed data